[HTML][HTML] Geological evolution of offshore pollution and its long-term potential impacts on marine ecosystems

Q Zhou, S Wang, J Liu, X Hu, Y Liu, Y He, X He… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Populations and metropolitan centers are accumulated in coastal areas around the world. In
view of the fact that they are geographically adjacent to coasts and intense anthropogenic …

Biotechnological potential of sponge-associated bacteria

JF Santos-Gandelman… - Current …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
As sessile and filter-feeding metazoans, marine sponges represent an ecologically
important and highly diverse component of marine benthic communities throughout the …

Microplastic distribution in urban vs pristine mangroves: using marine sponges as bioindicators of environmental pollution

O Celis-Hernández, E Ávila, RD Ward… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sessile benthic organisms are considered good bioindicators for monitoring environmental
quality of coastal ecosystems. However, these environments are impacted by new pollutants …

Detection of plastic particles in marine sponges by a combined infrared micro-spectroscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry approach

F Saliu, G Biale, C Raguso, J La Nasa, I Degano… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution threatens the marine environment, especially due to the adverse effects
caused by micro and nano particles interacting with the marine biota. In order to provide …

Marine sponges as a powerful tool for trace elements biomonitoring studies in coastal environment

AM Orani, A Barats, E Vassileva, OP Thomas - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we performed a comparative study on six marine sponge species collected
along the French Mediterranean and Irish coasts for their TEs accumulation. Intra and inter …

[HTML][HTML] Prescribing sea water quality criteria for arsenic, cadmium and lead through species sensitivity distribution

P Karthikeyan, SR Marigoudar, D Mohan… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water quality standards are essential for regulation of contaminants in marine environment.
Seawater quality criteria (SWQC) for arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) have not …

The regulating effect of Tibet Opuntia ficus-indica (Linn.) Mill. polysaccharides on the intestinal flora of cyclophosphamide-induced immunocompromised mice

Z Liu, J Zhang, Q Zhao, A Wen, L Li, Y Zhang - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The stem of Opuntia species, a traditional medicinal plant, is widely used as food and
functional raw material because of its rich polysaccharide content. There have been many …

Baseline distributions and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in reef-associated sediments of Vembar group of Islands, Gulf of Mannar, India

D Pradhap, KS Gandhi, S Krishnakumar… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study aims to investigate the source and concentration of PAH fractions in the reef
sediments of the Vembar group of Islands, Gulf of Mannar, India. The concentration of PAHs …

Insights into bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of potentially toxic elements in marine sponges from the Northwestern Mediterranean coast of Morocco

I Krikech, AR Jafarabadi, M Leermakers… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present research aimed to investigate the concentrations and patterns of six potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) in three common sponge species collected along the Moroccan …

Sponges as emerging by-product of integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA)

J Aguilo-Arce, P Ferriol, R Trani, P Puthod… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of marine sponges dates back thousands of years, and interest in these animals is
increasing as new applications are discovered. Their potential is extensive, both in their …